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Household incense burning and infant gross motor development: Results from the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study

Chih-Fu Wei1, Mei-Huei Chen2, Ching-Chun Lin3

  • 1Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, National Taiwan University College of Public Health, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.

Environment International
|March 21, 2018
PubMed

Insights

Household incense burning is linked to delayed gross motor development in children. This study highlights potential risks of indoor air pollution from incense on neurodevelopment milestones.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Pediatric Neurodevelopment
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Biomass burning is a known air pollutant linked to neurodevelopmental issues.
  • Limited research has explored the impact of indoor biomass burning, such as incense, on child development.
  • Previous studies on incense burning in Taiwan primarily focused on birth weight and allergies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between household incense burning exposure and neurodevelopment in children.
  • To provide insights into the potential risks of common household rituals on early childhood development.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Taiwan Birth Cohort Study (TBCS), a nationwide representative cohort.
  • Collected data via home interviews and structured questionnaires at six and eighteen months of age.
  • Employed multivariate logistic and Cox proportional hazard regression analyses to assess the relationship between incense burning and neurodevelopmental milestones, controlling for confounding factors.

Main Results:

  • Analysis included 15,310 term singletons.
  • Household incense burning was significantly associated with delays in gross motor neurodevelopment milestones, including walking with support and walking steadily.
  • Both occasional and persistent incense burning showed increased odds and hazard ratios for delayed gross motor development.

Conclusions:

  • Household incense burning exposure is associated with delayed gross motor neurodevelopmental milestones in children.
  • Further research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms and establish a causal relationship.
  • Findings suggest a need for awareness regarding indoor air quality and its impact on child neurodevelopment.
Abstract

Keywords:
Gross motorIncense burningNeurodevelopment

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